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I know I haven't been on here for a while, as i've lost interest in the poor old Fairmont over the past 2 months, and I've gone and bought a new car.

a 1990 Nissan 300zx Targa Top.. 168kw of Naturally Aspirated Power.

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I love it, it's such a nice car to drive, it's so comfortable and guess what! It wastes most Commodore V8's (including VL turbo) up to the VX.. hehehe And it's not an import, it was sold here, so I guess it's not that bad and I'm not going to rice her up either, just do her very nice!

and it's completely stock, apart from 2x K&N filters (these things have two filters, not one).

Anyway, I just wanna thank everyone on here, you made owning a Falcon a pleasure and I learnt heaps through the advice given.

I'm selling my Fairmont (it's in average condition but if your interested email me at david.porter@iag.com.au) but it's all for the best! :d

Thanks again guys,

Dave
 
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#2 ·
Congratulations Dave! I've always been a fan of that model, they're great all rounders.

The only piece of advice that I can offer is to take good care of that transmission - from memory the auto was an option costing around $7,000 when new.

Well done :thup:
 
#3 ·
hey nice car.

Now you may never be able to have a car which doesn;t have an open roof again, I can tell you from experience that it'll be hard for me to go back.

Just outta curiousity, how much did it set you back?

JT: looking at my old 1990's new cars buyers guide, the transmission was a $4700 option because it had to be designed from the ground up to specifically suit the car. As for replacements, if it does go bing, transmissions from Japan would be cheap as chips.
 
#8 ·
Yeah it's not a bad H/U that one, nice and quick reading MP3's and sounds fine.

Yeah it's a great car, goes ****ing fantastic and is so smooth and comfortable for a car that does 0-100 in 6.7seconds (factory for auto 4 seater targa top).

Well I'm happy, only thing i'm not happy about is the damn bank loan! :D
 
#9 ·
Nice buy mate, it looks great!

Dunno if other forum members would agree, esp. the 56k'ers, but I think it would be better if you put img tags around the links to have them load up in the thread instead of loading up dozens of windows.
 
#11 ·
nice car :)
i like the look of those for sure.
 
#14 ·
cenithx said:
I lurve the 300s... damn nice cars.. just no good if you're as big as I am :p Low-roofed cars just dont work.

dude, I'm 199 cm (6 foot 6) and I found that my MR2 was more comfortable to sit in the front than any E series I tried.
 
#15 ·
serious?

i'm same height as you.. my LTD has heaps of room.. whereas my mates 300ZX i had to put the seat right back, and tilt it back too looking like some 'full-e-sik-habib'..
thankfully we were cruising down parra road past auburn maccas so i didnt stand out like 2 eyebrows in lakemba.
 
#16 ·
My issue was that the seat doesn;t go back far enough and was causing pain in my knees.

The MR2 has a low seat and a long seat travel because it's a 2 seater.
The only car that was as comfortable was the Prelude, FTO, BMW 3 series or the 1988-1991 Gen 2 CRX.

I went for the MR2 because I wanted a RWD car without the expensive repairs associated with the Bimmer. The styling, mid engine, handling, acceleration and removable roof were also factors though
 
#17 ·
MR2's are nice.. CRX's are nicer :D

me and my gf have this fetish with Gen 2's.. they make us both snap our necks from looking at them when they pass etc :D came literally minutes away from buying an Si from japan through a guy we know that imports them, but got the LTD instead.
 
#18 ·
CRX's are nice and I nearly bought a 1990 one in top condition for 7K, but Jack Travis talked me out of it.
The CRX is go cart like in the way it drives and handles but it's a bit tinny. But I believe the MR2 has teh edge on in most catagories.
Still, the CRX is one of the best FWD cars I have driven.
That Si must have been a bargain.

In all honesty though, had I fitted comfortably into an MX5 I would have bought that instead of the MR2. As Jack T knows, I have been a huge fan of those cars for ages
 
#19 ·
The Si was a direct import from japan (as in, not imported yet).. $6k landed. He offered it to us for $5k coz we know him.. but the LTD was cheaper and a better car considering we got a kid (4 doors vs 2 doors).
One day I wouldn't mind one as a project or something.. I still reckon they're one of the nicest looking cars around.. and can go pretty hard with a few mods.
 
#20 ·
Not to mention the monster stereo potential that they have.
 
#22 ·
Dude, get an exhaust, and a boost controller. Wind her up another 3psi.

I have been told that those 300's have a rather poor intercooler setup on them, and the turbo's dont last. I'll see if I can find the article, it had lots of info and tips to get them to go VERY well.
 
#25 ·
great buy they are nice cars,

one thing, look after the cooling system, and the auto.

the only issue with these cars, is to to any work to the motor, the engine has to come out, theres just not enuf room under the bonnet to do some work. luckily the vg30 engines are pretty reliable, only if you maintain them well.

even in n/a form they can be made to boot hard.

cheers.joe.
 
#26 ·
The engine in the 300zx is the same as the one in the maxima, but the one in the maxima is detuned. The 300zx NA engine has 168kw stock standard.

I've put the two K&N filters in and they sound awesome, they make like a loud whistling sound at high revs when sucking in air.. I love it! :D
 
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